Liverpool pick up point at Brighton after late drama to ease WSL relegation fears | OneFootball

Brighton and Liverpool both went agonisingly close to snatching victory late on as they provided a tense finish to their goalless stalemate, but both sides had to settle for a draw that edges Liverpool further away from the drop zone.

In a game that was low on final-third quality and one where the highlights reel would probably begin in the 89th minute, the closest both sides came to winning it came in the final moments of the contest.

Firstly the Liverpool goalkeeper Jennifer Falk did very well to touch Manuela Vanegas’s late header on to the crossbar as the home thought they might take all the points. At the other end a quick Liverpool throw-in, Aurélie Csillag’s low shot was saved by Chiamaka Nnadozie and trickled narrowly wide. From the resulting corner, Maelys Mpomé cleared the ball off the line to save the hosts.

The result extended Liverpool’s winless run on the road to 10 WSL matches – having not won an away WSL contest since a trip to Brighton last season – but their general upturn in form continued as they gained a valuable point, having won three of their previous five league games to move away from the foot of the table.

Brighton have failed to win any of their past eight WSL games against Liverpool, who are now five points clear of the bottom side Leicester.

Meanwhile, the Tottenham defender Clare Hunt is to undergo surgery on her right knee, the club have confirmed, after she suffered the injury during the Women’s Asian Cup while representing Australia, who finished as the runners-up. It is not yet been disclosed what type of knee injury the 27-year-old has suffered.

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